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JEE Advanced 2020 · Paper 2, Mathematics question 9

Let f:R→Rf:\mathbb R\to\mathbb R and g:R→Rg:\mathbb R\to\mathbb R be functions satisfying

f(x+y)=f(x)+f(y)+f(x)f(y)andf(x)=xg(x)f(x+y) = f(x) + f(y) + f(x)f(y)\quad\text{and}\quad f(x) = xg(x)

for all x,y∈Rx, y\in\mathbb R. If lim⁡x→0g(x)=1\lim_{x\to0} g(x) = 1, then which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Choose one or more options
Answer and worked solution

Official answer: A, B, D

Value at 0. f(0)=0⋅g(0)=0f(0)=0\cdot g(0)=0.

Derivative.
f′(x)=lim⁡h→0f(x+h)−f(x)h=lim⁡h→0f(h) (1+f(x))h=(1+f(x))lim⁡h→0g(h)=1+f(x).f'(x)=\lim_{h\to0}\frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}h=\lim_{h\to0}\frac{f(h)\,(1+f(x))}h=(1+f(x))\lim_{h\to0}g(h)=1+f(x).
So ff is differentiable everywhere, and (A) is true.

(D) f′(0)=1+f(0)=1f'(0)=1+f(0)=1. True.

(C) Solving f′=1+ff'=1+f with f(0)=0f(0)=0 gives f(x)=ex−1f(x)=e^x-1. Then f′(1)=e≠1f'(1)=e\ne1. False.

(B) g(x)=ex−1xg(x)=\dfrac{e^x-1}x for x≠0x\ne0, and g(0)=1g(0)=1 makes gg the sum of the power series ∑xn(n+1)!\sum\frac{x^n}{(n+1)!}, which is differentiable everywhere. True.

(A), (B), (D)